Table 3. Individual male and gyne colony-level allometries. The independent variable is the number of mature workers in a colony (colony size). All dependent variables are derived from colony averages. All variables were log10-transformed.
| Sex | Dependent variable | d.f. | Slope | P (≠ 0) | Allometry | R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Dry Wt. | 15 | 0.22 | < 0.05 | - | 0.39 |
| Head Width | 15 | 0.07 | < 0.005 | - | 0.49 | |
| Prop. Fat | 15 | 0.09 | < 0.05 | - | 0.35 | |
| Female | Dry Wt. | 14 | −0.08 | n.s. | --- | --- |
| Head Width | 14 | −0.0007 | n.s. | --- | --- | |
| Prop. Fat | 14 | −0.04 | n.s. | --- | --- |